Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-03-25

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SEC: 8; No certificate shall be granted any
person to teach in the public schools of this
state After January first, one Thousand eight
hundred and eighty-etght Il SSs), who has not
passed sasisfacLory examination ia
and hygiene, with special reference to the
enocts W stimuiants and narcotics upon the
SEC: 4. i shall be the duty Of. the. county
snperntendentS Of schools to report to the
superintendent OF public instruction any fail
ure or neglect on the part OF any board of edu-
cation Or trustees OF a school or Institution re-
#ceiVinR. AID IN whole or in part from the state
70 make provision for the instruction aforesaid:
ana such failure or neglect being satisfactorily
proven by the county superintendent, or by
otner persons, it shall be sufficient warrant
upon which the superintendent of public in
strnct1on may withhold the superintendent OF
the current school fund from such district:
PROVIDED. that not more than One-fOlrCh CD of
said apporttonment shall be withheld upon the
hrst otfense, one-third upon the second, and
one-nalf upon any subsequent otfensc.
SEC. s. That the superintendent of public
mstr1ction and the presidents OF the normal
schools OF this state be directed to recommend
some suitable text book, and to furnish tho
same at cost 10 the several school districts OF
this state, for the study of physiology and
hygiene, with special reference to the effects OF
st1mulants and narcotics upon the human sys-
tem
SEC. g. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
approved March 1st. 1887.
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AN ACT to provide for the formation of new
school districts.
Be II enacted by the Legislature of the State of
SECT ON l. Whenever in any school district
OF Inns state there are fifteen or nore children
OF PISS school age, whose parents or guardians are
legal voters OF said district, and reside more
Than TWO t2) miles from any school house in said
ulstr1ct: upon petition signed by a majority OF
such parents or guardians, presented to- the
fif tin in
Whcil Such district Is situate, and setting forth
therein that by reason OF swamps, marshes
or other natural impedinents it is impracticable
10 locate site for or build school house, near
10, the center OF the district, the said board OF
county commissioners shall act upon said petit
ton. and shall have the power TO form new
school district out OF the territory OF the dis
trct aforesaid, in such manner as in the judg-
hieht OF The board seems most practicable to
answer the educational needs of the petitioners
ana others sim larly situated.
SEC 2. Al; acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with or conflicting witch the provisions OF this
act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after It's passage.
Approved March 9TH. 1887.
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AN ACT to authorize the school boards
to fix the minimum age at which n,1niIs
may be admitted to the public schools at six
years.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State Of
SECTION l. That the board of trustees of any
common school district, OF the board of educa-
tlon OF any independent special district, may
by vote OF majority OF all the members Of said
public school in the district all children under
SIX years OF age: and when such action has been
once AIKEN, it shall not be changed before the
beginning OF the next school year.
SEC. =. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March sd. 1887.